InsureTech

Pegasystems Reaction to FCA Partnership With Turing Institute, on AI FinTech

The FCA’s recent partnership with the Alan Turing Institute to examine the transparency and explainability of AI in the financial sector is an incredibly important and timely move, particularly for the insurance market. However, Tony Tarquini, […]

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As Auto Admin Becomes The Norm, Why Are Consumers Being Charged £30 a Time?

Every week Insurance Edge receives another batch of press releases announcing insurtech partnerships, AI claims settlement, plus automated admin and chatbots. So why are brokers, MGAs and insurers busily hiking their policy admin charges, when […]

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Home Insurance: Allianz Teams Up with Lloyds Bank on 24/7 Emergency Cover

Lloyds Banking Group is providing a new added-value benefit for home insurance customers by giving them 24/7 Home Emergency Services (HES) through an extended contract with Allianz Partners, one of the world’s leading providers of […]

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Mobile Phone Insurer Says Men Are Twice as Likely to Lose Their Phone.

MEN are more than TWICE as likely to accidentally lose their phones compared to women, and it seems that skinny jeans could be to blame. That’s according to new stats unveiled by leading UK mobile phone insurance […]

Legal

RAC Welcomes Points Crackdown on Seatbelt Dodgers

Following the announcement by the Government of a range of measures designed to improve road safety, including awarding penalty points on driving licences for not wearing a seatbelt, RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes said: “The […]

Insurance Brokers

Policy Expert Notches Up 500K Home Cover Deals via Its Online Book

Policy Expert, the digital home insurer, has passed the landmark of 500,000 live home insurance policies following eight years of sustained annual growth. Established in 2010, the business has grown rapidly since selling its first […]

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Toyota Takes a Stake in New Faxi Carpooling App

Companies are under growing pressure to transform their organisations into sustainable workplaces. Employees are increasingly waking up to the fact that they pay a high cost for commuting, affecting both their finances as well as […]

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ABI Repeats UK Govt Advice on Sri Lanka Holidays – Cancel, Or Return ASAP

Should you visit Sri Lanka right now? Probably not, in view of the horrific attacks on western tourists and christian worshippers over Easter. The Association of British Insurers issued a statement yesterday, underlining official UK […]